Central Highlands (Tasmania)
Central Highlands (Tasmania) is a region in Tasmania where geographical and administrative boundaries closely coincide. It is also known as The Lake Country of Tasmania [1]
Geographical region
The mountains of Central Tasmania are mainly found in four different conservation reserves:
Administrative region
The Central Highlands Council incorporates most of the highland region.
Tasmania heartland
The combined councils of the Central Highlands and the two Midlands councils - the southern and the northern have had for almost a decade a web based portal which combines the areas to a name of Tasmanian heartland [2]
Lakes
A substantial number of lakes are found in the Central Highlands - giving the region the tourist feature of the 'Lakes Region' the list includes:
- Great Lake
- Arthurs Lake
- Brady's Lake
- Bronte Lagoon
- Lagoon of Islands
- Lake Echo
- Lake Augusta
- Lake Binney
- Lake King William
- Little Pine Lagoon
- Lake Sorrell
Further reading
- Cullen, Philip J.(1995) Land degradation on the Central Plateau, Tasmania : the legacy of 170 years of exploitation Hobart, Tas. : Earth Science Section, Parks and Wildlife Service, Dept. of Environment and Land Management. ISBN 0724619305 Occasional paper (Tasmania. Parks and Wildlife Service) ; no. 34.
- Jetson, Tim.(1989) The roof of Tasmania: a history of the Central Plateau Launceston, Tas.: Pelion Press. ISBN 0731672143
- McKenny, Helen. (2000) A guide to vegetation management issues in the Central Plateau region, Tasmania Hobart, Tas. Dept. of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, ISBN 0724662383
Notess
- ^ Royal Society of Tasmania conducted a symposium at Poatina, 11-12 November 1972 with the symposium of that title: Banks, M.R. (editor) (1973) The Lake Country of Tasmania Hobart, Royal Society of Tasmania - with the Keynote Address by Dr. A.B. Costin Characteristics and Use of Australian High Country - map one p.2 being of interest as it shows relative distribution of Alpine (6000 ft in imperial measurment) and Sub Alpine regions in south east Australia
- ^ http://www.tasmaniacentral.tas.gov.au Midlands Initiatives for Local Enterprise Inc, 2002 Gateway to online information on all aspects of life, including local government, in Tasmania's heartland. The portal is a joint initiative of the Northern Midlands, the Southern Midlands, and the Central Highlands Councils
See also